INDEX. 



ACORN, anciently used as food, 1. a failure of, caused famine, 3. 



beneficial to swine, 3, 4. hurtful to cows, 5. when to plant, 



18. 

 Almond, 26. when introduced, 27. medical qualities, 27, 28. 



planted for ornament, 29. their cultivation, 29. 

 Apple, 31. etymology of the word, 33. grafted on a colewort, 33. 



new varieties, how raised from seed in the shortest time, 43. 



Chinese culture, 44. the planting of, recommended, 46. how 



pruned, 48. disease of, 49- how best preserved, 48. apple 



wine, 48. 



Apricot, 21. by whom introduced, 23. to retard its ripening, 24. 

 Banana, 302. its use in making cordage, 304. 

 Barberry, 51. natural history of, 52. singularities of the 



flower, 52. medical qualities, 54. 

 Beech, 56. the tree revered by the Romans, 57. its oil, 58. 



its shade injurious to plants, 59. tree of Douremy, 59. utility 



and durability of timber, 60. Beechen bowls, antiquity of, 



61. 



Bilberry, 351. 

 Botanical anecdote, 365. 

 Botany, studied by the ancients, 76. 

 Bottle Gourd, 173. 



Bramble, 63. berries, their medical qualities, 63. 

 Brandy, remarks on, 198. 

 Byzantium-nut, 173. 



